World Lizard Day is celebrated annually on August 14.
Today there are about 6263 species of lizards. Many of them are endangered. Loss of habitat, as well as the emergence of new predators such as dogs and cats, are the main threats to these reptiles.
Lizards are cold-blooded reptiles that…
16/08/2020
August 12 - World Elephant Day.
The holiday has been celebrated since 2012. Purpose of the event: to disseminate information on the need to protect and preserve African and Asian elephants. Elephants are the only surviving representatives of the oldest group of proboscideans that previously inhabited most of the land.…
12/08/2020
"Picnic under the hibiscus" - so called today's environmental action of young biologists of the zoo. Today, children not only learned how to behave during a vacation in nature, but also created a series of posters on the topic "Rules of environmental behavior at a picnic", which they want to…
11/08/2020
Day of veterinary medicine workers is a professional holiday of Ukraine.
It is established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1035/2001 of November 1, 2001, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of August.
In 2020 Day of veterinary medicine workers falls on August 9.
The work of…
09/08/2020
Congratulations to Dinkar on his anniversary!
On August 6, 2020, our Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Dinkar celebrates his anniversary. He is 10 years old!
On his birthday, Dinkar received from fairy-tale heroes (the role of which was successfully performed by our staff and young biologists of the zoo) holiday treats…
06/08/2020
Educational activity is one of the main functions of zoos, which should relate to both environmental issues and socio-cultural area, and its impact on people's worldview will make education an important component of environmental activities.
Mykolaiv Zoo pays a lot of attention to educational activity. Excursions, mobile lectures of the…
01/08/2020
July 29 - International Tiger Day!
The International Tiger Day was officially established in November 2010 at the Tiger Summit International Forum on Tiger Conservation on Earth.
The main purpose of the holiday is to inform the public about the problems of extinction and protection of tigers.
The tiger is…
29/07/2020
No modern gadgets will ever replace live communication with the outside world, especially with the world of wildlife. Classes of young biologists of Mykolaiv Zoo in summer are carried out in the open air, in fresh air. Assimilation of the material takes place in the form of games, children get…
24/07/2020
Mykolaiv Zoo always tries to surprise and delight its visitors. And now we have an interesting novelty for you again. A new photo zone has appeared in our zoo - the reconstruction of the real jaws of Megalodon, which are located in the pavilion of butterflies on the territory of…
17/07/2020